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Digital twins are often associated with manufacturing, where a virtual replica mimics the workings of a complex physical system, such as a jet engine or a machine on a production line. But increasingly, there is interest from enterprises, telecom companies, and cloud providers in applying the technology to networks.

Cybercrime is a growing problem for higher education. Between 2020 and 2021, cyberattacks targeting the education sector increased by 75%. In line with other industries, the education sector is also experiencing a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks. According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 30% of data breaches in the industry were attributed to ransomware attacks.

In our last discussion, we explored the evolution of Requirement 1 in the transition from PCI DSS v3.2.1 to v4.0, with a particular emphasis on the move towards ‘network security controls’. As we continue our exploration of the updated PCI DSS v4.0, today’s focus will be on the transformations in Requirement 2.

This is part three of a three-part series written by AT&T Cybersecurity evangelist Theresa Lanowitz. It’s intended to be future-looking, provocative, and encourage discussion. The author wants to assure you that no generative AI was used in any part of this blog.

Read also: Cryptojacker who siphoned nearly $2 million from a major e-commerce entity arrested, “Asia’s best hacker” caught in the Philippines, and more.

99% of the time, whenever we are in some place new, one of the first things we ask is “What’s the Wi-Fi code?” As Wi-Fi has become such an integral part of our lives, we need to rely on a stable internet connection for work, study, or pleasure. A strong, reliable internet source is often found via the wifi router. However, you can still get the best out of your connection by changing to any of the best WiFi routers.

AsyncRAT appears in a new campaign, Water Curupira distributes PikaBot loader malware, and Turkish hackers exploit global MS SQL servers.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. A bit of a pain for some of you I imagine…